Ohio Department of Agriculture Produce Safety

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Ohio Department of Agriculture Produce Safety
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was signed into law on January 4, 2011, is the most comprehensive reform of the nation's food safety laws since 1938. Its goal is to better protect public health by shifting US food supply safety efforts from a response to a prevention approach. FSMA is comprised of seven rules that span the entire food supply chain. Of these rules, the one most likely to impact produce growers is the Produce Safety Rule.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Food Safety, through a cooperative agreement with the FDA, is responsible for enforcing the Produce Safety Rule in Ohio. We have been working to identify and address the needs of produce growers in Ohio who are covered by the Produce Safety Rule.

We began produce farm inspections in 2019 according to the Produce Safety Rule compliance dates. We provide farm produce safety consultations and provide Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training courses across the state upon request to any Ohio produce farm.
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OEFFA
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus OH 43214

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OEFFA:(614) 421-2022 (614) 421-2022
OEFFA Certification:(614) 262-2022 (614) 262-2022